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Whole School Approach
Don’t forget to download your resources to help you this week. https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/resources/mental-health-awareness-week-2022-toolkit-of-resources/?utm_source=afc&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=summerterm&utm_content=calendar A toolkit of resources for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, highlighting this year’s theme of loneliness.
NB: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/ Did you know kindness can help reduce stress and improve our emotional wellbeing? Research shows that being kind has clear benefits for our mental health. Find out more about what these benefits are from the kindness matters guide https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/kindness/kindness-matters-guide?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Follow the link for the NHS top tips to support children and young people. #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek#2022 https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/supporting-others/childrens-mental-health/
https://www.ncb.org.uk/buildbackchildhood A really interesting read: Before the pandemic, a child’s health, wellbeing and life chances were powerfully shaped by the circumstances of their birth. The pandemic has painfully exposed these inequalities, with disadvantaged children falling even further behind their peers in education, and those who were already vulnerable being put at even greater risk.Image The […]
The ‘Compassion in the Classroom’ online resource is a repository for any Head Teachers or senior school staff members, of any school in the UK, that are looking to implement a Whole School Approach to wellbeing. It primarily consists of available in-house initiatives, free resources, a list of interesting readings, and a list of upcoming […]
On Tuesday 19th November we visited St Martins specialist school in Alvaston, Derby to see how the school has fully embraced and embedded a whole school approach to its young people’s Emotional and Mental Health. The first thing that is apparent when visiting St Martins and speaking to the staff for the first time is […]
Click below to check out our repository of useful links, contacts, and organisations that support different elements of Children’s and Young People’s Emotional and Mental Health. It’s constantly growing so give it a go! (Don’t forget to try the search function!)
A whole school approach is crucial in tackling mental health effectively and particularly in removing stigma, by working universally across the school community. This diagram illustrates the eight principles to developing a whole school or college approach to emotional wellbeing and is taken from ‘Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing – a […]